SCRANTON'S AIDES CHEERED BY VOTE

HARRISBURG, Pa., March 11—Gov. William W. Scranton's associates, who are eager to get the Governor into the Republi­can Presidential race, viewed the New Hampshire primary re­sults today as a gain for their cause.

“We won,” said William Keis­ling, assistant to the Governor. The reaction was typical of those around Governor Scran­ton.

Mr. Keisling's reasoning was that New Hampshire voters had indicated that they were looking for a “third force.” meaning a candidate other than Senator Barrv Goldwater of Arizona or Governor Rockefeller, and sug­gested that Governor Scranton might be tkat candidate.

Governor Scranton, hav­ing none of this, called the New Hampshire results “amaz­ing ” and a “tremendous com­pliment” to Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge. The Governor dis­closed that in an office pool he had picked Senator Goldwa­ ter to finish first, Governor Rockefeller second, and Ambas­sador Lcdge third.

The Governor said that his own position was unchanged, meaning that he is available only for a draft.

The Governor's associates dis­regarded interpretations that Ambassador Lodge might be the “third force” candidate in the minds of New Hampshire Republicans, who were free to write in Governor Scranton's name. Fewer than 100 did, com­pared with more than 33,000 for Mr. Lodge, the Ambassador to South Vietnam.

There was a difference, in that a campaign was conducted in the Ambassador's name. Governor Scranton forbade his friends to conduct a campaign.

Craig Truax, Republican ’ State Chairman, is not giving up. Now that Governor Scran­

The space allotted to Gov­ernor Scranton will carry his photograph, a brief biography, and the comment, “if the con­vention is looking for a man who can win in the fall that man may well be William War­ren Scranton.”